2 How effective do you think the use of the design/technical elements was in your chosen scene or section.

(This answer is part 2 of the design/technical elements question) Adhesion is a very romantic story which explores the question why some people stick together, often in surprising pairings while others, who seem ideally matched, split up. The trees, held by the other actors were slowly moved into a small circle by the other actors, giving just enough space for the two dancers in the duet. The audience gathered all around the trees and the two dancers crept between them into the circle. It successfully gave the impression that the dance was taking place in a clearing in a forest and this added to the romantic tone of the dance, a tone which was created initially by the romantic piano music. It was almost as if we were seeing a secret, intimate moment and this made the audience feel privileged. Using the trees to dene a small space within the space as a whole focused the audiences attention on the dancers faces and bodies, and this was very effective in making it a very intimate dance. The video screens showing live feed of the dance were above the audiences heads for this dance and slightly behind, meaning that we tended only to glimpse the action on the screen and tended to focus only on the live action. However, the extreme close-ups used for lming this dance gave an abstract quality to the projections. We were aware of large sweeping movements and this added to the romantic tone without distracting us from the intimate scene. The lighting for this scene came mostly from four follow-spots, one in each corner of the space. They were at quite a low level, just high enough to hit the dancers over the audience heads but low enough to throw shadows from the trees. The fact that they were follow spots not xed spotlights meant that the light was constantly moving, giving a dynamic quality. The low angle and the shadows this created enhanced the shapes of the actors bodies very effectively. Two of the followspots in opposite corners used a pink gel for this scene and two used a blue. This might have been to suggest the male/female characters but I think it served to give a romantic quality. They were soft colours, very much in keeping with the mood of the dance. These colours cast the audience in a soft light, too and the colours reected off the white walls of the set which further enhanced the gentle, delicate mood of this piece. Some accent light was provided by the (battery) candles dotted around the trees positioned by the walls and by the central arch. These were also very effective in creating a gentle, romantic mood. The girl dancers owing red dress added to this again. All of these features were highly effective in creating a clear mood for this piece and the audience was enthralled by it, not wanting to move, perhaps because they felt they were watching something secret, almost as if they were voyeurs.

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